# NTSB Accident SEA02LA012
> **Thurston Pitts S-1S** · 2001-11-09 · Eatonville, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA012
- **Event ID:** 20011113X02232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-09
- **Location:** Eatonville, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.841945, -122.244445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thurston
- **Model:** Pitts S-1S
- **Registration:** N3VT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's unsuccessful corrective action (recovery) from an inverted spin.  A contributing factor was the pilot's encounter with the inverted spin maneuver.

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